Careers and Community
At Western Carolina University, we don’t just offer jobs, we offer elevation. Rooted in a close-knit mountain community, our reach extends beyond campus as we partner with the region to create real impact. Here, purpose runs deep, collaboration comes naturally, and the landscape inspires big possibilities.
Grow Your Roots in Catamount Country.
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Child Care search:
elementary (K-8th) schools (Jackson county):
- Blue Ridge School - Cashiers, NC
- Cullowhee Valley School - Cullowhee, NC
- Fairview School - Sylva, NC
- Scott's Creek School - Sylva, NC
- Smokey Mountain Elementary - Whittier, NC
Middle school (6th-8th):
- The Catamount School - Cullowhee, NC
hIGH sCHOOLs (JACKSON cOUNTy):
- Smoky Mountain High School - Sylva, NC
- Jackson County Early College - Sylva, NC
- Campus Recreation Center
- Awaken Health & Fitness
- Catamount Elite Fitness
- Fusions Fitness
- Jackson County Recreation Centers:
- Locations in Cullowhee and Cashiers/Glenville
- WCU Trail System - Cullowhee
- Jackson County Greenway - Cullowhee
- Pinnacle Park - Sylva
- Oconaluftee River Trail - Cherokee
- Deep Creek - Bryson City
- Whiteside Mountain - Cashiers
- Waterrock Knob - Blue Ridge Parkway
- Blackrock Mountain - Blue Ridge Parkway
- Black Balsam Knob - Blue Ridge Parkway
- Devil's Courthouse - Blue Ridge Parkway
- Kuwohi (formerly Clingman's Dome) - Great Smoky Mountain National Park
- Panthertown Valley - Nantahala National Forest
- Explore the AllTrails app for other hikes in the area!
TV News stations:
newspapers & Magazines:
- WCU Magazine
- The Western Carolinian
- The Sylva Herald
- The Smoky Mountain Times (Bryson City)
- The Cherokee One Feather (Cherokee)
- The Mountaineer (Waynesville)
- The Franklin Press (Franklin)
- The Citizen Times (Asheville)
radio stations:
- WRGC The River 105.7
- WWCU Radio 95.3
- Blue Ridge Radio
- Cullowhee 88.3
- Sylva/Dillsboro 89.7
- Waynesville/Clyde 89.1
- Waynesville/Hazelwood 102.9
- Franklin 91.3
- Bryson City 94.7
- Asheville 88.1